RPG Maker

RPG Maker, known in Japan as RPG Tsukūru , is the name of a series of programs for the development of role-playing games first created by the Japanese group ASCII, then succeeded by Enterbrain. Most versions include a tile set based map editor , a simple scripting language for scripting events, and a battle editor. According to Enterbrain, RPG Tsukūru Dante 98, released on December 17, 1992, was the first software of the RPG Maker series, although there were a few versions of RPG making software by ASCII preceding it, dating back to 1988. This version, also referred to as RM2k, was the second release of RPG Maker for Microsoft Windows and is the most popular and used RPG Maker so far. The main difference is the introduction of a side-view battle system similar to that found in Final Fantasy games on the Super NES. This more open-ended arrangement, coupled with the inclusion of the Ruby Game Scripting System , makes RPG Maker XP more versatile than older versions in the series, at the cost of a steeper learning curve.